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There are some smart peeps on here, so any L.A. vets have tips to shortening commute time? I live in the valley and considering a job in Culver City. So I don't spend all day on the road, sucking the life out of me, I figure the best way to avoid traffic is to find a way to start my day besides the proverbial 9AM. As in, if I'm gonna work out, get in close proximity to the job for around 7AM, workout then go to work to avoid the blunt of it.
Any tips I'm missing?
Jeremy Falcon
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Move.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Yeah that thought occurred to me as well. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Wherever you go, it'll take you around an hour each way (give or take) in heavy traffic. You have to fight the 101 and the 405. As I recall, you're in the east valley so 101 west, 405 south. No way around it from the Valley to Culver City. I used to work in Century City and left around 615 to get there for 7am. You can try some of the canyon roads - Benedict Canyon is about the best to get over the hill. Don't go Laurel Canyon! The other route is Sepulveda - if you get lucky the 405 is packed and that is empty and then you can use surface streets to get to Culver City; once you cross Santa Monica it gets easier.
My advice: if you live in the valley, work in the valley. 
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Thanks for the valuable input as usual man. And I totally agree with you in the stay in the valley part to help with traffic. The reason I'm considering it though is the people at this company so far seem awesome. And they're going to open up a DTLA location in the future that I can get to fairly quickly from where I'm at. I just gotta deal with the commute thing for the first year or so.
Jeremy Falcon
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Thanks man.
Jeremy Falcon
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People say the sign of the devil is the number 666. They're wrong. His sign is a blue and red interstate shield with 405 on it.
(used to drive the 405 from North Orange County to Irvine every day)
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I feel you pain. My friend used to drive from Marina del Rey to Irvine every day - 2 hours each way.
But, yes, the 405 is bloody awful.
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Find a job outside California and move there.
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No can do. I'm too busy not moving away to do that.
Jeremy Falcon
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Good luck with that.
If/when the crazies on both sides go from screaming at each other to actually starting the civil war they're trying to egg each other into firing the first shot of; someone's going to start blowing up all the big water pipelines/aqueducts leading into the big coastal cities. Dehydration doesn't care about party lines.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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When I lived in Woodland Hills I had only a two mile commute, all on city streets -- but I did it on a motorcycle anyway.
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Love me some Woodland Hills and I walk to work 
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: Any tips I'm missing?
Oil.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Having recently returned from the 7-lane hell that is LA traffic, my best suggestion would be a motorbike.
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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I lived in LA for 22 years and my brother lives 1 hour outside L.A.
travel as early as possible and as late as possible, but not during the business hours.
My honest thought would be is to try to get a 75-100% remote/telecommute job, if you can.
There is no tip or trick of dealing with LA traffic, other than get on the road when most people are not on it...or move the f**k out of L.A., like I did (never looked back). 
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"Get to the choppah!"
Software Zen: delete this;
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Move further away and say it's too far to commute and telework everyday.
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Here
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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Perfect match for Deeming.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Oh, very mature. Ad-hominem attacks where you think I won't see them.
Coward.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Again making assumptions. Of course I knew you'd see it. It wasn't an attack, it was a joke. By your reaction seems I've hit a nerve. Tsk Tsk.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Dilbert's gone so dark and bitter that it's hard to read anymore. I just come out of it feeling a little sadder in my day.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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